Tag: Cameron Smith

Australian captain and RLPA president Cameron Smith wants the NRL season shortened to allow for more international rugby league. “For me, that’s the simplest way to do it. But at the moment, we’ve got commitments to broadcasters and that’s fair enough,” Smith said. “Does it mean that it may result in a fair bit of […]

Australian captain Cameron Smith has won his second Gold Boot beating out Jason Taumalolo for the award in Brisbane on Wednesday afternoon. Englishman Jermaine McGilvary and Fijian Suliasi Vunivalu finished third and fourth respectively. Australian @Kangaroos captain @camsmith9 is announced the winner of the @IntlRL Golden Boot.#RLWC2017 pic.twitter.com/ink9dGU0yl— RLWC2021 (@RLWC2021) November 29, 2017

One of rugby league’s greatest hookers has heaped praise on the mercurial Cameron Smith ahead of Sunday’s grand final. Former Australian rake Ben Elias says it’s how Smith performs under pressure that impressed him most. “He is methodical in every way. He is cool, he is calm even when they are getting beat by eight […]

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The 2017 Dally M Awards is in jeopardy as the pay saga between the NRL and RLPA continues. Ironically, it could mean that RLPA President Cameron Smith misses out on claiming rugby league’s richest individual prize. NRL and club bosses recently agreed on a $9.4 million salary cap for 2018 only […]

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The Melbourne Storm’s Big Three – Cameron Smith, Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk – are all once in a lifetime players. It just so happens they all play in the same era, for the same team. Individuals don’t always make the best team players but these men have proven that you […]

He has just ticked the box for 350 NRL games and now Melbourne legend Cameron Smith has wrestled the Steele Sports Medal lead back from Mitchell Pearce after leading the Storm to a huge win over Manly on Sunday a AAMI Park. After Round 21 Cameron Smith 23 Mitchell Pearce 22 Gareth Widdop 20 […]

Melbourne Storm legend Cameron Smith hasn’t ruled out playing in 2019 which would see him reach the almost impossible task of playing 400 first grade games. Smith brought up game 350 on Sunday at AAMI Park where he dominated the Manly Sea Eagles grabbing three Steele Sports Medal votes. ‘”I’ve heard some people talk about […]